Australia coach Tony Popovic has challenged his Socceroos side to finish its World Cup qualification race in style as they took another major step towards next year’s tournament in North America with a gutsy 2-0 win over China.
First half efforts from the in-form Jackson Irvine and Nishan Velupillay at a near-sold out 80,000-seat Olympic Sports Centre Stadium in Hangzhou on Tuesday continued Popovic’s unbeaten start to life as national team boss.
